Joe Millea

BIOGRAPHY

Joe Millea is currently a member of the Heartland Marimba Quartet and a freelance percussionist and music educator in Phoenix, AZ. Previously, Joe served as a Faculty member at Sam Houston State University, Veritas Preparatory Academy, Collins College, and National American University teaching courses in applied percussion, drumline, percussion methods, music appreciation, digital audio, music theory, music history, music business, and music composition. From 2010 to 2013, Joe was the Principal Percussionist and Timpanist with the Scottsdale Arts Orchestra in Scottsdale, AZ.

Joe received his Bachelor's degree in Music Performance and Music Education from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Master's and D.M.A Degrees in Music Performance from Arizona State University. In 2013 and 2014 Joe studied marimba performance at the Royal College of Music in London, England. His primary teachers are Fernando Meza, J.B. Smith, Daniella Ganeva, Peter Kogan, Earl Yowell, Mark Sunkett, Simone Mancuso, Brian Duffy, Matt Kettlehut, Dom Moio and Phil Hey. Joe is an endorser of Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets, Black Swamp Percussion and Marimba One marimbas.